Comments on: Pike Place Market 1908 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jana http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47890 Jana Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:26:05 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47890 Great find! Great find!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47807 Shannon Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:42:18 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47807 Or to shoot at fruit & veg thieves at the farmers' market! Or to shoot at fruit & veg thieves at the farmers’ market!

]]> By: Matt the Journeyman http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47806 Matt the Journeyman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47806 @shannon, that image me up, a little "motorcar" zipping along below a medieval-styled fortress. Reminds me of Bannerman Island in the Hudson River (http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/bannerman/bannerman.html), which has similar ramparts. Did people expect that they'd be needing to shoot at invaders from between the parapets on Lenora? @shannon, that image me up, a little “motorcar” zipping along below a medieval-styled fortress. Reminds me of Bannerman Island in the Hudson River (http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/bannerman/bannerman.html), which has similar ramparts. Did people expect that they’d be needing to shoot at invaders from between the parapets on Lenora?

]]> By: Shannon http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47800 Shannon Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:55:30 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47800 Indeed it was the Seattle Armory: http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm-desmo/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/imlsmohai&CISOPTR=2931&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 Indeed it was the Seattle Armory:

http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm-desmo/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/imlsmohai&CISOPTR=2931&CISOBOX=1&REC=4

]]> By: Ben Lukoff http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47795 Ben Lukoff Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:25:21 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47795 Yep, that's the Armory, now the site of Victor Steinbrueck Park. Burned in 1962, demolished in 1965. Here's a good picture of it from the Seattle Municipal Archives: http://bit.ly/i2RBN Yep, that’s the Armory, now the site of Victor Steinbrueck Park. Burned in 1962, demolished in 1965. Here’s a good picture of it from the Seattle Municipal Archives: http://bit.ly/i2RBN

]]> By: Matt the Journeyman http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47779 Matt the Journeyman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:03:10 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47779 Actually, I could note that the pier numbering seems strange to me. The wharf marked Pier 9 here is now like 60-something, no? Actually, I could note that the pier numbering seems strange to me. The wharf marked Pier 9 here is now like 60-something, no?

]]> By: Matt the Journeyman http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47778 Matt the Journeyman Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:01:19 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47778 @Greg B, I logged on to say the exact same thing. Thanks a lot, I could have stayed in bed. ;) @Greg B,
I logged on to say the exact same thing. Thanks a lot, I could have stayed in bed. ;)

]]> By: Greg B http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47763 Greg B Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:06:35 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47763 Fantastic that Olympia Beer was using that "It's the Water" slogan all the way back in 1908. Fantastic that Olympia Beer was using that “It’s the Water” slogan all the way back in 1908.

]]> By: RPH http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47752 RPH Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:02:37 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47752 The street appears to be wood, a boardwalk. The street appears to be wood, a boardwalk.

]]> By: Aja West http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/06/01/pike-place-market-1908/comment-page-1/#comment-47721 Aja West Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:27:37 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2427#comment-47721 By upper left you mean upper right, correct? By upper left you mean upper right, correct?

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